Man charged with attempted murder after he tried to drown a 21-year-old man on crutches

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A 70-year-old man was charged with attempted murder after he tried to drown a 21-year-old man on crutches at a residents-only lake in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, over a dispute about access to the lake.

According to a Hopkinton police report, Dana shouted at a group of young men that it was "time to go," referring to the group riding a jet ski on the lake

The group and Dana shout back and forth, with Dana eventually walking up to the group to confront them, according to officials

"Are you going to beat up a cripple?" one of Duffy's friends reportedly asked Dana.

"I don't care, I'll take a cripple." Dana responded, according to the report.

Speaking with NewsCenter 5, the victim, Matthew Duffy, said he feared for his life.

"I was so scared for my life because I can't fight back, I broke practically everything and this guy's on top of me under the water, I can't see what's going on, I can't fight back," Duffy said

Steven Dana was charged with an attempt to murder, two counts of strangulation/suffocation, and assault and battery on a disabled person.

Categories: Crime & Lawlessness

Tags: massachusetts police crime